Decreased plasma lipid levels in a statin-free Danish primary health care cohort between 2001 and 2018.
Anna Elise EngellHenrik L JørgensenBent S LindAnton PottegårdChristen L AndersenJohn S AndersenMargit KriegbaumMia K GrandLise BathumPublished in: Lipids in health and disease (2021)
The levels of TC and LDL-C decreased considerably in a statin-free population from primary health care from 2001 to 2018. These decreases were most pronounced in the elderly population and this trend is not decelerating. For TG, levels have started to increase, after an initial decrease.